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Feature film — 2002

The Guy in the Grave Next Door (2002)

5.81h 34mDrama — Romance — Comedy

Desirée, a modern librarian with urban friends and interests is visiting her late husband's grave when she meets Benny, a simple farmer. After his mother's death Benny lives alone on the run-down farm, desperately seeking a woman to take care of him. In spite of their differences the two have the dream of finding that special someone in common, and fall passionately in love. Benny wants Desirée to move in with him and start a family as soon as possible. But being a farmer's wife is not something she is very enthusiastic about. Just presenting Benny as her boyfriend proves to be an embarrassing experience. And when she gets a tempting job offer in Stockholm she has to consider her priorities carefully.

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A high-signal pick with 32 votes.

Yellow Cottage / Filmlance International / Filmpool Nord / Sonet Film

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Director: Kjell Sundvall

On screen

Cast & crew

Michael Nyqvist as Benny

Michael Nyqvist

Benny

Elisabet Carlsson as Desiré

Elisabet Carlsson

Desiré

A

Annika Olsson

Märta

Anna Azcárate as Lilian

Anna Azcárate

Lilian

Rolf Degerlund as Bengt-Göran

Rolf Degerlund

Bengt-Göran

A

Anita Heikkilä

Violet

A

Axelle Axell

Desirée's Mother

S

Sara Arnia

Benny's Mother

Lotta Östlin Stenshäll as Anita

Lotta Östlin Stenshäll

Anita

L

Lasse Pettersson

Michael Odhag as

Michael Odhag

M

Margareta Gudmundson

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